volunteer

[US]/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who offers to do something without being forced or paid to do it; a person who serves in the military by choice

Phrases & Collocations

volunteer services

Example Sentences

a volunteer ambulance brigade.

a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.

volunteer firefighters; volunteer tutoring.

Fully half of the volunteers did not appear.

She volunteers at the hospital for love.

He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.

She volunteered for the job.

volunteered their services; volunteer to give blood.

they need volunteers to act as foster-parents.

members of the Volunteer Fire Department's women's auxiliary.

muggins has volunteered to do the catering.

felt good on the inside about volunteering to help.

scores of volunteers help prep the food.

spare a thought for our volunteer group at Christmas.

140 men and women volunteered for redundancy.

he was volunteered for parachute training by friends.

Bring all the volunteers you can muster.

Volunteers are needed for an exacting assignment.

Real-world Examples

He has teenage volunteers who help him.

Source: VOA Standard October 2015 Collection

Despite their dwindling resources, the center's volunteers are staying optimistic.

Source: VOA Standard Speed April 2016 Compilation

We actually teach these volunteers how to build beds.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

And, you know, there are also volunteers here.

Source: NPR News February 2016 Compilation

Cloe's going to be our volunteer today.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

We'll need a pilot. I wonder if there's a volunteer.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Hello. You're the student volunteer, aren't you?

Source: IELTS Listening

Ted became a volunteer after his retirement from business.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Whatever, dude, but we still need two more volunteers.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

He believes refugees would happily volunteer to live there.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2015

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